I have a couple of questions about digital cable. Where can I find a list of unencrypted digital cable channels? Which HDTV cards can receive digital cable channels?
I have a DirecTivo and the thought of building a MythTV system with analog cable doesn't appeal to me. If I can build a system using an HDTV card to receive digital cable channels, that's interesting to me. Since no one is shipping an HDTV card with CableCard support, only unencrypted digital cable channels can work with MythTV today. Supposedly, the national broadcast channels (ABC, NBC, CBS and PBS) that are retransmitted over a cable system have to be unencrypted. I have also heard that most of the basic digital cable channels are not encrypted. This makes sense. The encryption devices in a cable head-end are not cheap and the cable companies spend their money protecting the PayTV channels (HBO, Showtime, etc.). What experience do people have building a MythTV system with an HDTV card that receives unencrypted digital cable channels? How many tuners can you put in a MythTV system? Thanks, Tim
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